Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in France
France: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax was 0.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
8th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2020
All-time low
0.8%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in France, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
France recorded 0.8% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in France peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2008.
That places France 8th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.8% | — |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- France's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
- 6 Croatia 0.8% compare
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% compare
- 8 Israel 0.8% compare
- 10 Brazil 0.8% compare
- 10 New Zealand 0.8% compare
More health data for France
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,016 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0244 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8291 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in France?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax in France was 0.8% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
- How does France rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
- France ranks 8th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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